If IBM gets its way in the Eastern block with power (CELL) on everything from phones to mainframes, those 30 BILLION CELL processors will sweep intel from the planet.
I suspect something less than that, but still significant to challenge intel for dominance. (finally)
How about letting me read my local mailbox??
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Wouldn't it be GREAT to read root's mail in ThunderBird?
For those of us who manage lots and lots of servers, it would be awsome to be able to read root mailboxes with a decent email program.
Even easier -- have one of your existing Winows 2000 or 2003 servers allow for a few remote desktops. Problem completely solved.
About twice a week I have to run some stupid windows based app that the persons who wrote it don't even know its IE specific, or is Active X based, or whatever.
I do this:
rdesktop -g 1152x900 server_IP
(my laptop is 1400x1050 so this fits nicely)
Log in, do my thing and log off. Takes less than a minute, usually, for what I have to do.
Easy Peasy
The only real change is that more people are working on the project, and telephone support is not really an option. So did you ever call before? I thought not.
I have been using Fedora Core 1 at home and Fedora Core 2 beta on my work laptop since it became available. No complaints here!
Consider your favorite 1 hour photo place with that great Kisok. You just stick in your memory card from your camera, preview which picwant, and press the button. Moments later you have your pictures printed on that great paper, with ink that id far superior to your average deskjet.
Now apply that concept to retail music stores.
You go in to the music store, go to the Kiosk, listen to samples from every available album currently in prin, all the while selecting a song here or there that you may want to buy. Did you bring your own memory card? If not that's ok, the guy behind the counter will sell you a CD, or DVD, or whatever (high quality stuff, of course) and you put it in the Kiosk, enter your credit card, decide what format you want (wave, lossless, mp3, ogg, etc) and presto! You now have a collection of music that YOU want, on the media you specify.
It seems so simple and obvious to me. I allows you to do it at the mall with your friends if ya like that part of shopping. It provides a very fast download point to those that are on dial-up, and everyone wins!
In July I asked a personal friend of mine, who is associated in several capacities with many of the current and ex leadership of Novell, and who is also a recognized scholor of church history, if we should persue a course of action that would lead to Darl's excommunication from the church.
His immediate response was: "Has he done any harm to you personally?"
That pretty much ended the discussion.
Unless Darl does something to harm someone personally or commits a felony offense, it would be inapropriate to make a church case against him.
When you order SUN hardware, be sure to pull down the selection box on the keyboard and select PC Style Keyboard. You will be happy you did. There are ALOT of lazy aquisition folks who screw their customers by not learning what options would best meet their needs.
This is my belief as well. Consider that for most musicians the motivation to make music is to make money. High school and colledge kids make bands to play gigs and get a label interested and get rich and famous. This is all wrong, and 40 some odd years of this process have proven it false.
It is common opinion that the major labels produce music according to formula that they believe will make hit records. Its all about the money. Its also true that many many record labels have come and gone trying to focus on the music. There is usually just not enough money available to promote as successfully as the big labels can.
It is also common understanding that for many bands now days that even after they get noticed by a large label, the large label will BILL THEM for recording time. Many bands end up in debt to the studios for their first album(s), thus further permitting preasure from the producers to make whatever music the label wants them to.
Isn't it about time that the public at large begins to seek music as art and not as commodity products? I sure hope so. And I personally see the Internet as the opportunity to deliver what the public wants, rather than what the industry wants us to have.
Let me buy singles! I hate paying $20.00 for one song and 10 fillers!
Let me preview any and all music -- This is starting to happen. I went to a large new Border book store and found a device in the back of the room that let me sample (small low rez 30 second clips) any song from any current published work!
And let me buy it in the form I want it in. MP3s may be fine for sampling, but when I want to listen to music, I want lossless formats.
All of the technology exists to make it happen, from home with broadband, or from a store like location if I don't have great broadband. Go there, select the tunes I want by sampling, put in my CD/DVD/SD/MC/etc.,swipe my credit card, choose a format (MP3,Ogg,Lossless, etc.), and boom, I have what I want.
Would I pay for that? You bet! Will it ever happen? Not until the RIAA goes away and the major labels understand what killed them, and that means never.:(
Solaris/gnu is what should have happened earlier, and is what is finally happening now.
SUN was offended when it had to give up XNEWS and then openview for the then hopeful desktop contender from OSF called CDE.
That was the biggest mistake, and one that they are just now getting the top brass to recognize.
In terms of hardware, the new V440 is right where SUN should be in terms of hardware, so I see that even there they are finally seeing the light.
So I say take a good look at the new stuff they are doing and ask again if its too little too late or maybe just the tip of the iceberg of what may be coming.
I went for an interview at Oracle in Austin. Being a SUNOS/Solaris person for over 15 years, it was an eye opener to see the Austin facility was nearly 100% Linux.
When I suggested at the beginning of the interview that a person would have to be crazy to want to administer 8,000 diskless Linux servers tied to NetApps storage, the interview prompty ended.:)
My conclusion, however, was that Oracle is indeed committed to Linux. In fact they are betting the company on it.
If you have worked in a 'lights out' environment before, you recognize that remote console is the win, and still mostly unavailable on Intel based platforms.
There is no substitue for remote management. Without it, your gains from running any Unix are not what they could be.
We are not talking about remote access, that is easy enough, we are talking about remote console. Intel based systems generally don't have access at the eeprom level to anything but standard VGA and keyboard.
In the case of catastophic failures, if you are in California and the server is in Chicago, would you rather try to talk to a tech, or get on the console and debug it yourself?
So when talking about converting from MS to Linux, you should also have a discussion about switching intel platforms to one that can offer remote console. It does exist, but it also does cost more, and not every implementation I have seen is appropriate.
MicroSoft SOFTWARE is not successful.
MicroSoft LEGAL and MARKETING (in that order) are very successful.
MicroSoft is viewed by many, as anti-developement, and very anti-innovation.
Most technologies from Microsoft seem to be purchased, (many would claim stolen) and not developed in house.
Do not give MicroSoft credit for programming capability.
In the old days, we had the source for a MS operating system which was mostly assembler. The printouts were spectacular. The code looked great, all aligned, well documented. Textbook perfect. And yet... It took us quite a bit of effort to get it to run.
It is a mistake in general to observe practices, or companies. You have to dig into any project to see what its made of, and every company is capable of misunderstanding requirements, and all programmers can be guilty of producing code that works without knowing why, or the impact of their code on the complete system.
Silly. The reason that you don't see other browsers on the list is because they have tried once and cannot get what they want so never tried again.
Also, Cell and PCS users don't go there because they are not on the list of supported sites that they can click on, and 99 percent of those users do not know how to key in the web address directly.
Also, it is VERY foolish to accept webstats as real numbers. Please go back a couple years when IE still reported itself as "MOzilla" and then consider that MANY non Microsoft browsers will claim to be IE in order to fool the site into giving it content, since stupid developers are doing IE only sites.
Think, man, think!
The article is spot on!
Please examine why you are running exchange.
The most common reason is that some manager in your group decided that you NEED to run exchange for some reason X. X is the marketing tool used to sell more Micro$oft products to your company.
And besides, Outlook is already installed on 99 percent of the desktops in every business, so why not take advantage if ITS features. You know, the calendar would be so cool and all.
Those arguments have been swallowed whole by management since Exchange was first shipped, and they will continue to be, because IT management in corporate America is GROSSLY incompetant as a whole. That is why you are running Micro$oft products in the first place. It is NEVER for technical reasons, it is ALWAYS about contract obligations and software availability (which most managers now equate to: 'What product from MicroSoft does that?').
There is no need for Micro$oft Exchange, and there never was. If your company uses Exchange as your principle email handler, then you are suffering, even if you do not know it. But many here do.
The company where I work has an Exchange system. The people who run it are so well trained that they do not know what IMAP and POP are, which must be turned on by default because they are running here.
The have learned to push buttons to add users. Log into your NT domain and Outlook automatically knows you. So tell me mister support person, what is my login and ID for Exchange? "What, do you have trouble with Outlook?" No, I want to use IMAP from my UNIX system. "What is IMAP?" It is an email protocol and it is enabled on your system, I simply want to know what my userid and password are so that I can use it. "Well we do support MAPI, we can set that up now." I am not trying to use a windows program to access my email. "Well sir, I am not sure what you need from us." I just want to know what my user id and password is for the exchange server.
"Are you having trouble with Outlook?"...
And so it goes. There are now monkeys where people used to be, and I suppose that we are saving money that way, but I still cannot read my email.:(
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If IBM gets its way in the Eastern block with power (CELL) on everything from phones to mainframes, those 30 BILLION CELL processors will sweep intel from the planet. I suspect something less than that, but still significant to challenge intel for dominance. (finally)
Drool over this: http://www.iwill.net/product_2.asp?p_id=36 ZMAXdp
I have been trying with the pre release character creation stuff but it won't go. I am going to try the final release anyways.
How about letting me read my local mailbox?? and Wouldn't it be GREAT to read root's mail in ThunderBird? For those of us who manage lots and lots of servers, it would be awsome to be able to read root mailboxes with a decent email program.
Even easier -- have one of your existing Winows 2000 or 2003 servers allow for a few remote desktops. Problem completely solved. About twice a week I have to run some stupid windows based app that the persons who wrote it don't even know its IE specific, or is Active X based, or whatever. I do this: rdesktop -g 1152x900 server_IP (my laptop is 1400x1050 so this fits nicely) Log in, do my thing and log off. Takes less than a minute, usually, for what I have to do. Easy Peasy
It would be a huge step forward for computing, innovation, and education if higher education would require a higher standard.
The only real change is that more people are working on the project, and telephone support is not really an option. So did you ever call before? I thought not.
I have been using Fedora Core 1 at home and Fedora Core 2 beta on my work laptop since it became available. No complaints here!
Now apply that concept to retail music stores.
You go in to the music store, go to the Kiosk, listen to samples from every available album currently in prin, all the while selecting a song here or there that you may want to buy. Did you bring your own memory card? If not that's ok, the guy behind the counter will sell you a CD, or DVD, or whatever (high quality stuff, of course) and you put it in the Kiosk, enter your credit card, decide what format you want (wave, lossless, mp3, ogg, etc) and presto! You now have a collection of music that YOU want, on the media you specify.
It seems so simple and obvious to me. I allows you to do it at the mall with your friends if ya like that part of shopping. It provides a very fast download point to those that are on dial-up, and everyone wins!
His immediate response was: "Has he done any harm to you personally?"
That pretty much ended the discussion.
Unless Darl does something to harm someone personally or commits a felony offense, it would be inapropriate to make a church case against him.
When you order SUN hardware, be sure to pull down the selection box on the keyboard and select PC Style Keyboard. You will be happy you did. There are ALOT of lazy aquisition folks who screw their customers by not learning what options would best meet their needs.
It is common opinion that the major labels produce music according to formula that they believe will make hit records. Its all about the money. Its also true that many many record labels have come and gone trying to focus on the music. There is usually just not enough money available to promote as successfully as the big labels can.
It is also common understanding that for many bands now days that even after they get noticed by a large label, the large label will BILL THEM for recording time. Many bands end up in debt to the studios for their first album(s), thus further permitting preasure from the producers to make whatever music the label wants them to.
Isn't it about time that the public at large begins to seek music as art and not as commodity products? I sure hope so. And I personally see the Internet as the opportunity to deliver what the public wants, rather than what the industry wants us to have.
Let me buy singles! I hate paying $20.00 for one song and 10 fillers!
Let me preview any and all music -- This is starting to happen. I went to a large new Border book store and found a device in the back of the room that let me sample (small low rez 30 second clips) any song from any current published work!
And let me buy it in the form I want it in. MP3s may be fine for sampling, but when I want to listen to music, I want lossless formats.
All of the technology exists to make it happen, from home with broadband, or from a store like location if I don't have great broadband. Go there, select the tunes I want by sampling, put in my CD/DVD/SD/MC/etc.,swipe my credit card, choose a format (MP3,Ogg,Lossless, etc.), and boom, I have what I want.
Would I pay for that? You bet! Will it ever happen? Not until the RIAA goes away and the major labels understand what killed them, and that means never. :(
SUN was offended when it had to give up XNEWS and then openview for the then hopeful desktop contender from OSF called CDE.
That was the biggest mistake, and one that they are just now getting the top brass to recognize.
In terms of hardware, the new V440 is right where SUN should be in terms of hardware, so I see that even there they are finally seeing the light.
So I say take a good look at the new stuff they are doing and ask again if its too little too late or maybe just the tip of the iceberg of what may be coming.
For their sake, I hope its the latter.
When I suggested at the beginning of the interview that a person would have to be crazy to want to administer 8,000 diskless Linux servers tied to NetApps storage, the interview prompty ended. :)
My conclusion, however, was that Oracle is indeed committed to Linux. In fact they are betting the company on it.
There is no substitue for remote management. Without it, your gains from running any Unix are not what they could be.
We are not talking about remote access, that is easy enough, we are talking about remote console. Intel based systems generally don't have access at the eeprom level to anything but standard VGA and keyboard.
In the case of catastophic failures, if you are in California and the server is in Chicago, would you rather try to talk to a tech, or get on the console and debug it yourself?
So when talking about converting from MS to Linux, you should also have a discussion about switching intel platforms to one that can offer remote console. It does exist, but it also does cost more, and not every implementation I have seen is appropriate.
MicroSoft SOFTWARE is not successful. MicroSoft LEGAL and MARKETING (in that order) are very successful. MicroSoft is viewed by many, as anti-developement, and very anti-innovation. Most technologies from Microsoft seem to be purchased, (many would claim stolen) and not developed in house. Do not give MicroSoft credit for programming capability. In the old days, we had the source for a MS operating system which was mostly assembler. The printouts were spectacular. The code looked great, all aligned, well documented. Textbook perfect. And yet ... It took us quite a bit of effort to get it to run.
It is a mistake in general to observe practices, or companies. You have to dig into any project to see what its made of, and every company is capable of misunderstanding requirements, and all programmers can be guilty of producing code that works without knowing why, or the impact of their code on the complete system.
Silly. The reason that you don't see other browsers on the list is because they have tried once and cannot get what they want so never tried again. Also, Cell and PCS users don't go there because they are not on the list of supported sites that they can click on, and 99 percent of those users do not know how to key in the web address directly. Also, it is VERY foolish to accept webstats as real numbers. Please go back a couple years when IE still reported itself as "MOzilla" and then consider that MANY non Microsoft browsers will claim to be IE in order to fool the site into giving it content, since stupid developers are doing IE only sites. Think, man, think! The article is spot on!
Please examine why you are running exchange. The most common reason is that some manager in your group decided that you NEED to run exchange for some reason X. X is the marketing tool used to sell more Micro$oft products to your company. And besides, Outlook is already installed on 99 percent of the desktops in every business, so why not take advantage if ITS features. You know, the calendar would be so cool and all. Those arguments have been swallowed whole by management since Exchange was first shipped, and they will continue to be, because IT management in corporate America is GROSSLY incompetant as a whole. That is why you are running Micro$oft products in the first place. It is NEVER for technical reasons, it is ALWAYS about contract obligations and software availability (which most managers now equate to: 'What product from MicroSoft does that?'). There is no need for Micro$oft Exchange, and there never was. If your company uses Exchange as your principle email handler, then you are suffering, even if you do not know it. But many here do. The company where I work has an Exchange system. The people who run it are so well trained that they do not know what IMAP and POP are, which must be turned on by default because they are running here. The have learned to push buttons to add users. Log into your NT domain and Outlook automatically knows you. So tell me mister support person, what is my login and ID for Exchange? "What, do you have trouble with Outlook?" No, I want to use IMAP from my UNIX system. "What is IMAP?" It is an email protocol and it is enabled on your system, I simply want to know what my userid and password are so that I can use it. "Well we do support MAPI, we can set that up now." I am not trying to use a windows program to access my email. "Well sir, I am not sure what you need from us." I just want to know what my user id and password is for the exchange server. "Are you having trouble with Outlook?" ...
And so it goes. There are now monkeys where people used to be, and I suppose that we are saving money that way, but I still cannot read my email. :(